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At least 144 people have died in Myanmar, with hundreds more injured, and those numbers are expected to rise.
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A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) says.
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More than 1,000 have died and more than 2,000 have been injured, although it is difficult to obtain accurate information.
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Pictures and maps: earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar, with tremors felt in Thailand, China and India. Images from the ground reveal collapsed buildings and human devastation in Myanmar’s second-largest city, Mandalay, and even as far as Thailand’s capital, Bangkok.
What Maps Show of the Myanmar Quake’s Destruction
Note: As seismologists review available data, they may revise the earthquake’s reported magnitude. Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map.
Map shows devastating scale of 7.7-magnitude earthquake that’s hit Myanmar and Thailand
A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar, causing damage and casualties across the country and in neighbouring Thailand. The quake happened in central Myanmar at a depth of 6.2 miles just before 1pm local time (6:20 GMT),
Death toll in Myanmar earthquake jumps to more than 1,000 as search for survivors continues
At least 1,000 people have died in Myanmar after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake, felt by Thailand and other neighbouring countries.
How to help those affected by the Myanmar earthquake
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday causing mass destruction. More than 1600 people are dead and authorities expect that number to rise.
Scientists explain why Myanmar quake was so deadly
Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with disaster modelling suggesting thousands could be dead.Automatic assessments from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the shallow 7.
Myanmar earthquake: What we know
Here is what we know so far. The earthquake's epicentre was located 16km (10 miles) north-west of Myanmar's city Sagaing, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. This is also near Myanmar's second-largest city,
Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Jumps To Over 1,000 As More Bodies Recovered From Rubble
Officials suggested that numbers could still rise after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Myanmar's second-largest city.
Hundreds trapped under rubble of collapsed buildings as Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 1,600
A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with our bare hands".
Myanmar earthquake UPDATES: Families forced to ‘cremate bodies in street’ as deadly quake toll hits 1,700
THIS is the dramatic moment a woman was pulled alive from the rubble in Myanmar after being trapped for more than 30 hours. She was one of the many people affected by the devastating 7.7 magnitude
Officials survey damage in Myanmar’s earthquake-devastated central areas
Friday's deadly earthquake rattled most of Myanmar and Thailand but certain areas sustained the heaviest damage, including flattened buildings and many lost lives.
Myanmar-Thailand earthquake live updates: Over 1,000 dead, officials say
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 1,000 people dead from Myanmar to Thailand.
Myanmar and Thailand earthquake latest: Rescue workers battle to find survivors as deaths climb to over 1,600
Casualty figures have been slow to emerge in Myanmar and Thailand as rescuers scramble to find survivors under the rubble of buildings destroyed by the quake. The number of people missing following the collapse of a high-rise building in Bangkok has been revised to 117, Thai rescuers said on Friday.
Catastrophic Earthquakes Test Myanmar Junta’s Grip on Power
The military-led regime has been weakened by a yearslong civil war. Now millions are counting on it to allow emergency aid.
Myanmar: Why is this region prone to earthquakes and what would have led to today's deadly tremors?
Myanmar is one of the most prone areas to earthquakes in the world as it features among the high-risk regions on the Global Seismic Risk Map. Notably, Sagaing Fault is an important earthquake-prone fault in Myanmar.
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In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of regime change.
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